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Finishing my masters the end of August and as a little celebration a friend and I are going to the nurburgring around the end of September or early October.
We are planning on driving over myself in the e46 and my friend in an i8, was planning on roughly 4 days to get over and back, is this realistic?
Also can anyone here that has done it recommend a route, or itinerary? BMW welt tour is on the cards.
Appreciate any advice or input.
Tony
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I had it booked in June in the m3 and cancelled
Will be going on the drive over
I think 4-5 days should be ok
Any less is a waste
What route were you planning was it Rotterdam
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Claude,Quote:
Originally Posted by claude
I am pretty open, to be honest, what I am after is some fun scenic routes, my initial thoughts are Dublin to Hollyhead, Hollyhead to Dover, Hit the channel tunnel to Calais, and then on into Nurburg.
We went via fishguard, wales then Eurotunnel to France. Wales has some really lovely smooth country roads. Calais to Nurburg is a fair all drive but can be done in one day easy enough... We just bombed all the way down without stopping, it was middle of the summer in blistering heat, with A/C barely working so I dont have fond memories of that leg.
Keep in mind sometimes they might close the track due to accident and you might not get out at all that day. We spent two days there and were lucky enough to get out good few times. It definite aint cheap for a lap. I'd recommend getting an instructor to hop in with you to make the most as it is intimidating track.
I’m planning on doing this in September too. Would love to hear how plans are shaping up.
Good luck on the trip, I'd love to go sometime. I was in Welt last year. Its a great place but just down the road they have the classic museum
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...am?language=en
Definitely worth the trip (I thought it was better than Welt) and you will be disappointed if you miss it. Once a month they have meets outside the museum, if you time it right you should be able to join one.
You can take in Porsche and Mercedes museum in Stuttgart too, 3hr15 drive, very doable. Book a Porsche for the day too to pootle about in as well, book in advance though. Hockenheimring is on the way too.
Make sure you head for Nurburg not Nuremberg!!! A buddy of mine on our trip tried to convince me the track was in Nuremberg! 😂
I’ve gone every year for the last 6 and going again in September, I’ve done every route at least twice including the long ferry to Cherbourg
Best route is dublin - Fishguard - hull - Rotterdam and then it’s only a 3hr drive to adenau
Time all your ferries so your getting onto the 10hr hull one late at night around 9 ish so once you get on you can eat in the buffet restaurant which is very good and then get a good nights sleep in your cabin so your ready to go and hit the road at 6 the following morning gives you an ideal amount of time to get to the ring and check in/relax before tf opens at 5pm
We have detoured to Antwerp before and it’s lovely, we’ve also gone via Calais and stayed in a town called hasselt which is one of the nicest places I’ve been
We’ve also made a massive trip out of it and covered half of France and Germany whilst doing ocktoberfest in Munich
How long are you planning on actually being at the ring for?
We usually leave mayo at 3am on a Saturday morning and get to the ring for 11am or so Sunday morning and that’s with a few stops along the way in the Uk
Bit of an update, unfortunately covid has put a spanner in any sort of trip for this year at least.
However I am planning a weekend trip starting on a Friday morning and finishing up on a Sunday evening shortly, initial thoughts are a section of the wild Atlantic way with some scenic costal routes through Clare , Fraser454 will be joining me in his i8.
Also if anyone is interested in a mini trip you are more than welcome, the route can be planned to suit as needed (obviously social distancing will be adhered to)
Some nice driving, along with some points of interest for quick stop offs are the order of the day.
If anyone is interested it would be great to have you on board, with all the negativity surrounding covid, it may be good to let your hair down and enjoy ourselves.
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